Finley

Irish and Scottish

"fair-haired hero"

Finley Origin and Meaning

The name Finley is a boy's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "fair-haired hero".

Finley has been used for both sexes for enough years to become one of the most popular unisex names. Given nearly equally to boys and girls, Finley appeals to contemporary parents as a truly gender neutral choice.

Finley Rank in US Top 1000

# 285 in the US

Finley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 20 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Finley

• 285 US 2023
• 20 Nameberry 2025
• 27 Unisex 2023
• 172 Canada 2022
• 156 Future 2028
• 20 England 2023
• 119 Scotland 2023
• 81 New Zealand 2022
• 158 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Finley

• Finley Peter Dunne American humorist and essayist
• Finley Quaye Scottish reggae musician; son of musician Cab Quaye
• Finley Jacobsen American actor
• Samuel Finley Breese Morse American inventor of Morse code
• Finley Cooper Bernsen (b. 1998) American actor, son of actor Corbin Bernsen
• Finley Back (b. 2002) son of rugby union footballer Neil Back
• Finley Arthur Donoho (b. 2004) son of actress Holly Marie Combs
• Finley O'Donnell (b. 2006) son of actor Chris O'Donnell
• Finley Turco (b. 2008) son of ice hockey player Marty Turco
• Finley Arthur Staal (b. 2014) son of ice hockey player Eric Staal
• Finley James Walcott (b. 2014) son of footballer Theo Walcott
• Finley Jay "Finn" Lanning (b. 2015) son of family vloggers Bryan & Missy Lanning
• Steven Allen "Steve" Finley American baseball player
• Michael Howard Finley American basketball player

The name Finley in Pop Culture

• Finley flying monkey in film "Oz the Great and Powerful"
• Russell Finley character in film "Wayne's World"
• Finley Italian rock band